different between paperbacked vs softcovered

paperbacked

English

Etymology

paper +? backed

Adjective

paperbacked (not comparable)

  1. Having the sort of flexible binding characteristic of a paperback book.
    • 1935, "Dickensian," New York Times, 20 Jan. (retrieved 14 Apr. 2009):
      He has literary leanings, is reading Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, buying each volume as he can, in a paperbacked edition.

Synonyms

  • paperback, paperbound, softcovered

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softcovered

English

Etymology

soft +? covered

Adjective

softcovered (not comparable)

  1. Having the sort of binding characteristic of a softcover book.
    • 1981, "Paperbacks: New and Noteworthy," New York Times, 25 Jan. (retrieved 14 Apr. 2009):
      Our reviewer Kai T. Erikson remarked that Michael Brown's book, updated for this softcovered edition, "does what good reporting should do—alert us, educate us, provide a focus for our apprehension, plainly and clearly."

Synonyms

  • paperback, paperbacked, paperbound

softcovered From the web:

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